go back and forth

Example Sentences

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Regulators go back and forth on how much leeway small investors should have.

From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026

The two did a nice job portraying teenagers who go back and forth from sincere to ridiculously immature, but the best part was their horror when Jost fired back.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

“We had to make it simple and give her inspiration, and go back and forth and make it easy to understand,” Treichel said.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 16, 2026

"We can sit down, have a nibble, and then just go back and forth and graze," said the 30-year-old.

From BBC • Dec. 24, 2025

And he was allowed to go back and forth from the darkness of the dungeon to the light of the upstairs.

From "The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread" by Kate DiCamillo